For a while, the Milky Way has played the part of the underdog in the universe because scientists thought it was much smaller than other galaxies. Well it looks like our little galaxy has been eating its spinach - or at least inspiring us to measure mass more accurately. Recently, scientists have discovered that the Milky Way has 50% more mass than previously believed. Even Stephen Colbert noticed:
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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